2008 Tour Down Under
| 2008 UCI ProTour, race 1 of 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 22 –27 January | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 835 km (518.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 18h 46' 18" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Winner |
 André Greipel (GER)
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(Team High Road) | |
| Second |
 Allan Davis (AUS)
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(Team UniSA-Australia) | |
| Third |
 José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)
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(Caisse d'Epargne) | |
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| Points |
André Greipel (GER)
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(Team High Road) | |
| Mountains |
 Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
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(Française des Jeux) | |
| Youth |
José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)
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(Caisse d'Epargne) | |
| Team | Française des Jeux | ||
The 2008 Tour Down Under was the 10th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race, taking place from 22 to 27 January around Adelaide, Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside of Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI.
The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition. It was won by German André Greipel of Team High Road.
As of 27 January 2008, after the Tour Down Under
After winning 4 stages of Tour Down Under and the overall classification, German André Greipel is the first leader of 2008 UCI ProTour.
The Australian national team called Team UniSA-Australia was the only non-UCI ProTour team invited to the race.
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